Tantalum (BCC)
allotrope
Ta
The common body-centred cubic form of a rare metal inside your phone
← Allotrope of Tantalum
Every smartphone contains a tiny capacitor made of tantalum — this is the crystal structure of that metal.
A crystalline allotrope of Tantalum (space group Im-3m), sourced from the Crystallography Open Database (COD 1541266).
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Tantalum — Im-3m |
| Formula | Ta |
| Crystal system | cubic |
| Space group | Im-3m |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 3.30256, 3.30256, 3.30256 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 16.57316469871799 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)